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Who Is Tanya Sam? 6 Things You Need to Know About the New Face on The Real Housewives of Atlanta

Learn more about NeNe Leakes' friend Tanya Sam.

By Andrew Herrmann
Your First Look at The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 11

In the most recent episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, we were introduced to NeNe Leakes' fabulous new friend, Tanya Sam, during Cynthia Bailey's "Bailey-Cue" event. NeNe and Tanya met at NeNe's store Swaggalicious and became good girlfriends. According to NeNe, although she's an IT "geek," she may be just as big a label queen as Marlo Hampton! So just who is this fashionable tech maven? We've rounded up everything you need to know about the newest face on the Atlanta scene!

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1. She shares a birthday with NeNe Leakes.

With December 13 birthdays, they're Sagittarius sisters!

2. She works in tech.

Tanya is the director of partnerships at TechSquare Labs, a technology startup hub and venture capital fund.

3. She's engaged.

Her fiance, Paul Judge, is the founding partner of the company where Tanya works.

4. She's been to Burning Man.

Clearly this Georgia peach isn't afraid to rough it.

5. She loves travel.

And she knows how to do it in style.

6. She's got a passion for fashion.

NeNe wasn't kidding about Tanya being a label queen.

The 'Wives are spilling even more tea on what you can expect this season, below.

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